American Financing · Louisiana · 2025

American Financing in Louisiana: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

American Financing took 211 mortgage applications in Louisiana in 2025, ranking #113 of 721 lenders active in the state. It originated 16.6% of them and denied 49.8% (66.0% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 22.2%.

211Applicationsin LA
66.0%Decision denial ratestate 28.2%
5.99%Median ratestate 6.63%
$175,000Median loanstate $165,000
$5.9MVolume37 counties

American Financing in Louisiana vs the state

49.8%Denial rate+27.59 pts vs state
66.0%Decision denial rate+37.89 pts vs state
16.6%Origination rate-35.38 pts vs state
5.99%Median rate-0.63 pts vs state
0.28Rate spread (pts)-0.08 pts vs state
$84kMedian applicant income
35Loans originated
105Denied

Trend in Louisiana

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20231501641.3%6.31%#136
20242242765.6%6.25%#94
20252113549.8%5.99%#113

What American Financing lends in Louisiana

By loan purpose

Home purchase 5 2% · 0.0% denied
Refinance 64 30% · 76.6% denied
Cash-out refinance 129 61% · 41.9% denied
Other / HELOC 13 6% · 15.4% denied

By loan type

Conventional 67 32% · 35.8% denied
FHA 126 60% · 57.9% denied
VA 18 9% · 44.4% denied

Why it denied Louisiana applicants

Credit history 36 34%
Other 34 32%
Debt-to-income ratio 18 17%
Collateral 13 12%
Incomplete application 3 3%
Employment history 1 1%

Where in Louisiana

Counties with the most American Financing applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
St. Tammany Parish 21411 52.4%
Jefferson Parish 1755 29.4%
Livingston Parish 1637 43.8%
East Baton Rouge Parish 1518 53.3%
Caddo Parish 1334 30.8%
Rapides Parish 1205 41.7%
Calcasieu Parish 1147 63.6%
Lafayette Parish 1136 54.5%
Bossier Parish 1017 70.0%
Ouachita Parish 916 66.7%

Other large lenders in Louisiana

LenderGradeApplicationsDenial rateMedian rate
21st MortgageF 7,05749.0%10.10%
United Shore Financial ServicesB 6,26413.1%6.38%
Rocket MortgageC 5,77025.9%6.63%
Vanderbilt Mortgage and FinanceF 4,37045.6%10.50%
Triad Financial ServicesD 3,86749.7%8.73%
Hancock Whitney BankB 3,53621.7%6.00%
Regions BankC 3,35645.8%6.00%
GMFSA 3,0722.0%6.50%
NewrezD 2,66421.1%6.50%
Dsld MortgageA 2,5456.3%6.13%

Frequently asked questions

Louisiana: 211 applications in 2025, of which 35 were originated and 105 denied.

49.8% of all applications, or 66.0% of the applications it actually decided on. The Louisiana statewide average across all lenders was 22.2%.

The median rate on loans American Financing originated in Louisiana in 2025 was 5.99%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are American Financing's own HMDA filing for properties located in Louisiana, 2025. The grade is national; state-level figures are shown for context and are not separately graded. Methodology